首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have lo
[originaltext] The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have lo
游客
2023-09-07
11
管理
问题
The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior land must be cultivated and the good land worked intensively. Thus, each person produces less and this means a lower average income than could be obtained with a smaller population. Other economists have argued that a large population gives more scope for specialization and the development of facilities such as ports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to justify them.
One of the difficulties in carrying out a world-wide birth control program lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth vary from country to country, depending on the level of industrial development and the availability of food and raw materials. In a developing country where a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, it will be the first concern of government to place a limit on the birthrate, whatever the consequences might be. A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment, because it results in a declining market for manufactured goods. When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and the building industry is weakened. Faced with considerations such as these, the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population, rather than one which is stable or in decline.
选项
A、The merits and drawbacks of a large population.
B、The disadvantages of a large population.
C、The advantages of a small population.
D、The rapidly growing world population.
答案
A
解析
短文首句说,“长久以来,人口众多的优势与劣势一直是经济学家们讨论的话题。”A中的merits对应文中的advantages,drawbacks对应disadvan-tages.本题的答案为A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2993313.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Longago,nooneinEuropesmoked.Thetobaccoplantwasunkn
[originaltext]W:Ok.Thiswillbemytreat.M:Oh,no,youdon’t.W,Allright,
[originaltext]W:Ok.Thiswillbemytreat.M:Oh,no,youdon’t.W,Allright,
[originaltext]W:Hello,1111.What’sOnserviceline.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:
[originaltext]W:Hello,1111.What’sOnserviceline.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:
[originaltext]TestsconductedattheUniversityofPennsylvania’sPsycholog
[originaltext]TestsconductedattheUniversityofPennsylvania’sPsycholog
[originaltext]Allthroughschoolwe’retaughttoread,write,andspeak—we’
[originaltext]Allthroughschoolwe’retaughttoread,write,andspeak—we’
[originaltext]M:Oh,Anna,thatwasawonderfuldinner.That’sthebestmealth
随机试题
APosterAboutanAcademicReportForthispart,youareallowed30minutes
Whenwetalkaboutintelligence,wedonotmeantheabilitytogetagoodsc
下列医院污水消毒方法中不妥的是()。A.液氯消毒 B.漂白粉消毒 C.现
古代认为:“毒性”的含义是A、药物的毒性 B、药物的偏性 C、药物的副作用
采样和量化是数字音频系统中的两个最基本的技术,以下正确的是()A.48KHz
关于基金资产估值,表述不正确的有()。A.我国的封闭式基金、开放式基金均是
A.硅胶色谱B.阳离子交换色谱C.聚酰胺色谱D.纤维素色谱E.葡聚糖凝胶色谱利用
患者男性,45岁。2天前因车祸伤及头部,头痛、呕吐逐渐加重。用力咳嗽后突然意识不
根据合同法律制度的规定,下列属于按照其性质参照适用《民法典》合同编规定的是(
项目建设投产运营阶段回顾与评价内容有( )。A.后续预测B.资金使用与管理C.项
最新回复
(
0
)